The Utah Jazz lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, and now this shorthanded team will have to turn around and face the Los Angeles Clippers just 24 hours later.
While they may come into this one with tired legs, I’ll explain in my Jazz vs. Clippers predictions why the Jazz are to be believed on the offensive end and should maintain a high level against a slumping Los Angeles defense.
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Jazz vs Clippers prediction
My best bet
Jazz +16.5 (-110 at bet365)
My analysis
Utah Jazz’s defense continues to look suspect, but their offense has turned into a fine-tuned machine with rookie Isaiah Collier beginning to blossom in a larger role. He’s now scored 15 or more in back-to-back games, adding 10 assists in each of his last three, as the team deals with injuries to both Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton in the backcourt.
We’re not yet sure if we’ll see Clarkson in this one, but as Sexton continues to sit Collier’s impact should remain sizable. His ability to get the ball in low has worked wonders for a team which has ranked inside the top 11 in scoring at the rim and the short mid-range over the last two weeks, and as the Los Angeles Clippers counter with the sixth-worst rim defense over that span there’s a fair chance this team continues to score the ball even on no rest.
On the flip side, Utah’s weak interior defense shouldn’t be a massive liability here against a Clippers team which is just 15th in shooting accuracy at the rim and 23rd in the short mid-range in the last two weeks. Its top-10 3-point defense over that same span should remain strong with Clarkson – a defensive liability – sitting this one out, and the Clippers’ middling performance outside should only help matters.
Los Angeles does like to shoot inside, but it has struggled to get much done as of late, and with Walker Kessler now playing more minutes at center in wake of injuries to the frontcourt and the trade of Drew Eubanks, there’s a reasonable expectation that this defense can hold firm enough to allow this offense to continue cooking.
Jazz vs Clippers same-game parlay
Jazz +16.5
Isaiah Collier Over 18.5 points and assists
Norman Powell Over 22.5 points
We’ll kick things off with Isaiah Collier, who has seen a huge bump in Usage Rate lately and should devastate both as a scorer and distributor. Los Angeles has been weak defensively at the rim, and Collier has ranked right around the top 20% of all guards in shooting frequency in close. As he looks to feed this long frontcourt, too, he should once again flirt with a double-double against a Clippers team ranked just outside the top 10 in assists allowed per 100 possessions in the last two weeks.
Speaking of which, Norman Powell has been a machine over that span. He’s averaged 25.3 points in six games, and most notably has taken a whopping 17 shots per contest. The veteran is sitting pretty here as a guard who has taken – and made – a good deal of shots at the rim and in the short-mid range, going up against a frontcourt defense which has been brutal of late by the numbers and is still very thin without several players.
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Jazz vs Clippers odds
Jazz vs Clippers live odds
Jazz vs Clippers opening odds
- Spread: Utah +17 (-110) | Los Angeles -17 (-110)
- Moneyline: Utah +850 | Los Angeles -1400
- Over/Under: Over 224.5 (-110) | Under 224.5 (-110)
Odds courtesy of bet365
Jazz vs Clippers spread and Over/Under analysis
- The spread has made a number of moves towards the Clippers with no buy-back on the Jazz to speak of. It’s flown 3.5 points in around 14 hours.
- While 76% of the spread tickets are on the Jazz, they’re commanding just 58% of the handle.
- There’s been little movement with the total, creeping up a full point on Saturday morning and resting there into the afternoon.
- The Under has accounted for 48% of the handle despite commanding just 48% of the bets.
Jazz vs Clippers trend
The Utah Jazz have covered the 1Q Spread in 25 of their last 36 games (+13.40 Units / 32% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends for Jazz vs. Clippers.
How to watch Jazz vs Clippers
| Location | Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA |
| Date | Saturday, 2-8-2025 |
| Tip-off | 10:30 p.m. ET |
| TV | FDSN-SoCal, KJZZ |
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